A historian, religious scholars, and the students who staged a Renaissance-era conclave reflect on the significance of the ...

The Holy See is in favour of peaceful nuclear disarmament, Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin told ANSA on the Israel ...

The Rev. Paul Colling celebrated Mass, heard confessions, led building campaigns and baked chocolate cakes. He leaves a rich ...

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and First Lady Nehmat Aoun arrived at Ciampino military airport on the outskirts of Rome, ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for the first time in a phone call Wednesday (June 4), according to Vatican and Russian officials, and agreed to extend ...

Pope Leo XIV is willing to host peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv, yet Russia's stance towards the Vatican is likely to prove an obstacle. #EuropeNews ...

ROME (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday that the Vatican could be a venue for Russia-Ukraine peace talks, taking up the Holy See’s longstanding offer after Pope Leo XIV vowed to ...

The pre-conclave favorite, Italy’s Pietro Parolin had a good number of preferences in the first two votes, but his support dropped off in the third ballot. Meanwhile, the darkhorse candidacy of ...

Who are Pietro Parolin and Luis Antonio Tagle? Born in January 1955 in Italy, Parolin has served as the Vatican Secretary of State since 2013, effectively the second-in-command to Pope Francis ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's Secretary of State for the last 12 years and its top diplomat, has emerged on nearly every shortlist as an obvious papal contender.. White smoke has billowed ...

Journalists and residents of Schiavon, northern Italy, hometown of Cardinal Pietro Parolin, gather at the Caffe’ Centrale, Wednesday, May 7, 2025, to watch a live TV broadcast from the Vatican ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin is considered a frontrunner in the conclave (AP) He noted that when Cardinal Parolin returns to his hometown of 2,600, he prefers this familiar address over the formal ...